Denis Lambin

Denis Lambin (12 September 1786-11 February 1814) was a colonel of the Fusiliers of Line of the French Army, fighting with distinction during the defense of France in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars. Lambin was killed in action during the Battle of Peronne on 11 February 1814.

Biography
Lambin was born to a weaver and a spinstress in the city of Caen, Normandie, in northern France, in 1786. Lambin was drafted into the Grande Armee in 1805 at the age of 19. Lambin was sent to join a regiment of the Fusiliers of Line that was dispatched to fight on the Eastern Front against Russia and Prussia in Poland in early 1806. Lambin was promoted to corporal after suffering grievous wounds at the Battle of Eylau in February 1807, and he continued to serve alongside the Grande Armee on the eastern front.

When France came under attack from Prussian, Russian, Swedish, Austrian, Dutch, British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops in January 1814, Lambin was made the colonel of his own regiment due to his experience in battle and he fought in the defense of France. At the Battle of Peronne he fought the Swedes, and his regiment was routed in a melee battle with Life Guards of Foot and Swedish musketeers. He fled with his men, but was shot in the back while he was running.